Mattress



Feb. 25, 1930.

B. HARRISON ET AL MATTRES S Filed June 17. 1926 4 INVENTOR. BENJAMIN HARE/SON BY ELLE/V HARE/SON A TTORNEY Patented Feb. 25,

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v Our invention relatesto mattresses, and the objectslof ourf'lnvent on-arez first, to provide a mattress which'willnot get out of shape when. I I lying on the same or when handling the same; 5 second,- to providea 'mattres s, t he stuffing of whichwill notpack to any extent 'and'even a thoughlpacked slightly will readily come aparto'r can be readily fiufi'ed without effort, making the mattress soft and fluffy as new;

third, toprovide a mattress of this class which place; fifth, to provide a mattress of this class I having an inner stuffing or filler retaining case for retaining the stufling or filler in posi-' tion horizontally and for forcing said stuffing or'filler vertically beyond .thecase resulting in the mattress always being fluffed and soft dey pendent upon the amount 'and 'kind of'stufiing or filler; sixth, to provide a'mattresls of 2 thisclass in which the'tick or outer covering will outlast that of other mattresses by reason of no material strains being exerted on the same; seventh, to provide a mattress of this 'class which may be effectively ventilated. at the upper and lower. sides within the outer covering or tick; eighth, to provide a mattress of this class which, when slightly packed,'may be easily placed-on edge and slightly tapped for bringing the mattress back to its original shape, resiliency and softness; ninth,*to provideas a whole a novelly constructedmattress of this class, and tenth, to provide a mattress of this class which is particularly simple and economical to make, which. is durable, and which will notreadily deteriorate or get out of order.

VVith-these and other objects in vie w, as will 5 appear hereinafter, our invention consists of certain novel features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in'the ap- 3 pended claims, reference being had toJtheaccompanying drawings and to the characters cent form of construction; 2

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of reference thereon, which form a part/of this application,- in which: Figure l is a perspective view of our mat; tress inoneform of-constru'ction; Fig. 2: is

a sectional view thereof, taken through 2.2 of Fig.f1;Fig. 3 is aplan viewof a vfra-gmenta-ryportion of one end of the stuffing or filler retaining case, showing theimethod" of constructingjthe same, and Fig; 4 i'sa "fragmentary perspective view of a slightly difier-fflQ Like characters ofreferencereferto similar parts and portionsthroughout the sev- Y 'eral views of the drawings. r I The tick or outer covering 1, the stufling 6 or filler retaining case 2, the stuffing or 'fi'ller 3, and the stuffing o'r filler retaining cords 4, constitutethe essential parts of our mattress in its preferred form. I

The eases is preferably made as' a plete unit and of'substantially' the lengthandwidth: of the finished mattress." Said case is made a checkerboardhaving,vertically: positi'oned "pockets or recesses 2 open. at their .uppenand lower ends and. preferablyjar 15 ranged inlongitudina-l and transverse rows, as shown inFig. 3. This case is made from strips 2 of strong fabric of a width slightly Y less thanlthe depth or thickness of the mattress. 'These strips extend substantiallyin -180- one diagonal direction and are'sewed'together art-intervals, each stripbeing'sewed-at alter-. .nate intervals and instaggered'relation to" similar strips positioned: at oppositesides .thereof -forming, when the case is extended, 8 5: zigzag portions, which-form two adjacent Y sides of square-shaped -pockets2,'whichpocks V ets,- when'the case is extended, are arranged 'in longitudinaland transverse rows. -Said case. forms substantially i continuous, alongito: tudinal and transverse strips which posi- 'tively limit the 'l'ongitudi-nal and. transverse extension or stretching -'ofthe mattress; j .The pockets 2? of the ease Q'arejfi'll'ed in any suitable-mannerby a suitablestuffingi or filler, such as cotton, kapok', hai'rand -the like, the stuffing" or filler extending prefer-' ably beyond'ithe uppergiand lower ends of .thewpookets, asshown in: Fig-. -2, and form- M i ing substantiallya continuous 1 layer of such 0 stufling or filler at the upper and lower sides of the case 2.

Said stuffing is positively retained in said pockets by cords 4 which extend longitudinally and transversely over the upper and lower sides of the case and cross over at the central portions at the ends of each of the pockets. The ends of said cords are secured to the edges of the portions of the strips forming the outer sides of the outer longitudinal and transverse pockets of the case, as shown best in Fig. 3. Said cords are adapted to permanently retain the stuffing within the pockets, but. do not interfere in any way with providing a soft and fluffy mattress. r i i The outer cover or tick v1 is made of any suitable strong mattress covering fabric. The tick, as shown in the drawings, consists of upper and lower sheets 1 secured at their edges by a box strip 1 as shown. The strip 1 is sewed at regular intervals by stitching 5 to the outer edge of the case, as shown in Figs. 1,2 and 4.

No other stitching or means is required to form a completed and practical mattressyas is shown in Fig. 4. The upper and lower sides or sheets of the tick will not bag or sag, but will. be held taut against the upper and lower sides of the stuffed case or against the stuffing therein. However, if desired, the outer sides or sheets of the tick may besewed outer portions of said pockets for retaining .across the ends of said pockets for retaining said stuffing therein, said stufling extending beyond said cords. 7N

4:. In a mattress" of the class described, a stufling retaining case made of strips 10f fabric sewed together forming vertical pockets and substantially continuous and straight reinforcing means extending from one side of the case to another, and cords extending over the open ends of sa1d pockets and secured to the edges of said case for retaining stuffing therein.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at San Diego, California, this 5th day'of June, 1926..

' BENJAMIN HARRISON.

ELLEN HARRISON.

together at staggered intervals by stitching i 6 forming tufts, which stitching 6, however, isloose and will not interfere with the proper functioning of the mattress.

At the edges of the upper and lower sides or sheets'of the tick l-of the mattress, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, are provided vent holes reinforced by eyelets 7 to provide ventilation of the mattress, particularly at the upper and lower sides thereof.

clude in the scope of our invention the construction, combination and arrangement of the mattress, seats, seat backs and similar structures substantially as set forth in the appended claims, the several adaptations or applications being referred to as mattresses.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a mattress of the class described, a case having a plurality of vertical pockets, stufiing in said pockets, cords extending from oneside of the mattress tothe other at the 

